Winter storm passes with minimal damage countywide
Officials in Ottawa Wellsville and Franklin County report a quiet day with no major weather related incidents or vehicle wrecks. Police and public works praised cautious driving and timely pre treatment of roads while noting a few slide offs broken water mains and no widespread outages.
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Ottawa
Wellsville
Casey Crane
Jeff Richards
Franklin County
John Blair
Dennis Tharp
Tharp
Jim Haag
County Public Works Department
Bridge on Flint Hills Nature Trail Could Be Repaired
Ottawa fire chief Tim Matthias said the Flint Hills Nature Trail bridge can be rebuilt after a Wednesday fire caused significant substructure damage and a buckled deck. Kansas wildlife officials closed the span for safety pending an engineer’s next week assessment to confirm full integrity.
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Flint Hills Nature Trail
Tim Matthias
Ottawa
Trent McCown
Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism
Second Street
McCown
Flint Hills
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
KDWPT
Marais de Cygnes River
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